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Ray John Colwell death at Halifax, Halifax County on April 7, 1970

Male Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 2571

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 002571

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Halifax If in City or Town Halifax
If death occured in a hospital or institution Camp Hill Hospital

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Colwell, Ray John

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

English

7. Single, Married

married

8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

9. DATE OF BIRTH 8  11, 1899

10. AGE in  Years70  Months7  Days27 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession Merchant (retired)

12. Kind of industry

13. Date last worked 1949       14. Total years 7

15. If married name of spouse Hazel

16. NAME of Father Henry Colwell

17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

18. NAME of Mother Bessie McPherson

19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

20. Signature of Informant Mrs. Ray Colwell, per (illegible)

      address Mahone Bay

      Relationship to deceased Wife

21. Place of burial Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax

      Date of burial April 9, 1970

22. Undertaker Snow & Lee Ltd., Halifax

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH April 7, 1970

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Arteriosclerotic heart disease

(b) Congestive failure

(c)

other

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